1. In "Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum Ofelia Esparza and Rosanna Part 1", Rosanna talks about how in her grandma's house they would decorate the Ofrenda for Easter (4:05). I know from experience that in my family we only put alters and ofrendas up for the Day of the Dead, but is it common for most people that are part of this culture to have them up year-round?
2. In "National Heritage Tribute Video: Ofelia Esparza", at around (3:57) it is mentioned that Ofelia is a first-generation Mexican-American. With her works of altar and ofrendas being so public in a society that is so scared of death such as the United States, I question what others thought of her work initially? Could people have thought of it as odd?
3. In "Master Alter-Maker Ofelia Esparza: L.A.'s National Treasure", it is mentioned that "Her mother never went into detail to explain why she placed certain items or did things a certain way because her practice of the tradition was rooted in an indigenous tradition – it was simply something that was done generation to generation." There is a meaning behind every tradition in each culture, what must have been the reason that her mother didn't pass the meaning down?
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